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A silver object that is to be sold commercially is, in most countries, stamped with one or more silver hallmarks indicating the purity of the silver, the mark of the manufacturer or silversmith, and other (optional) markings to indicate the date of manufacture and additional information about the piece.
Swarovski (/ s w ɒ ˈ r ɒ f s k i /, German: [svaˈrɔfski] ⓘ) is an Austrian producer of glass based in Wattens in the Tyrol.It was founded in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski.. The company is split into three major industry areas: the Swarovski Crystal Business, which primarily produces crystal glass, jewelry, rhinestone, watches and accessories; Swarovski Optik, which produces optical ...
Bohemian jug. Produced in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) by L. Moser & Söhne (c. 1900). Bohemian glass (Czech: české sklo), also referred to as Bohemia crystal (český křišťál), is glass produced in the regions of Bohemia and Silesia, now parts of the Czech Republic.
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The assay office marks – from left to right, the leopard's head of London, the anchor of Birmingham, the Yorkshire rose of Sheffield, and the castle of Edinburgh. The assay office marks are no longer an indicator that an item was assayed in the city, or in the UK. Offshore hallmark used by Birmingham Assay Office's subsidiary in India.
The distinction between the factory marks and trademarks in England became clear by the 17th century in the cloth trade: the manufacturer marks (initials of the maker weaved into the cloth) were required from the producers by regulations and represented a liability, while the trademark (mark of the clothier) represented the goodwill, an asset ...
Marcasite brooch made from pyrite and silver. Marcasite jewellery is jewellery made using cut and polished pieces of pyrite (fool's gold) as gemstone, and not, as the name suggests, from marcasite.
St. Louis County voters can expect longer wait times at polling places on November 5th due to a record-length ballot, with voters required to present current photo ID and register to vote through ...